Działalność oświatowo-wychowawcza w Wojsku Polskim do czasu odzyskania niepodległości w 1918 r.

The beginnings of educational activities in the Polish army date back to the second half of the 18th century and are connected with patterns worked out at the Knights’ School. The article presents the educational activities from the Knights’ School times until the First World War. The forms and methods of conducting such activities have been characterised and its influence on raising the level of education among soldiers and shaping patriotic attitudes have been discussed.